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Candidate for Maryland County Executive Applauds Move to Cut Dispatch Times
September 30, 2013Joanna Conti issued a statement Friday applauding the new protocol county officials say has slashed call processing times in half. The protocol decreases the time dispatchers spend talking to 911 callers, allowing the calls to be processed quicker and for dispatchers to perform additional functions.
Read full articleTuscaloosa County Planning Consolidated 911 Center
September 23, 2013County officials are looking to consolidate emergency dispatch services to eliminate 911 calls being answered by dispatches from different agencies and callers having to be transferred.
Read full articleSouth Carolina’s Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island Latest to Join Charleston County 9-1-1 Call Center
September 23, 2013For years, IOP has operated 9-1-1 dispatch for both islands. Starting Oct. 1, that responsibility will fall to the county.
Read full articlePennsylvania County’s Outdated Funding Endangers County’s 9-1-1 Center
September 23, 2013A funding crisis within Allegheny County’s 9-1-1 dispatch system threatens to unravel decades of consolidation and could stick taxpayers this year with a $5.2 million bill.
Read full articleWisconsin Man Charged with Harassing 9-1-1 for a Pizza
September 23, 2013A 64-year-old Merton man was charged Sept. 16 with calling 9-1-1 more than a dozen times in less than an hour, telling police that they would be fired if he was not brought a deep-dish pizza.
Read full articleEmergency Responders Point to Radio Failure During Navy Yard Attack
September 23, 2013Navy firefighters who responded to the Washington Navy Yard shooting had faulty radios that hindered their communications, a union leader said Friday.
Read full articleTest Case on 9-1-1 Calls, Evictions Set For U.S. Trial
September 19, 2013A federal judge in Pennsylvania plans to hold a trial in a national test case over laws that threaten renters with eviction for making too many 9-1-1 calls.
Read full articleIllinois City to Join Fire Dispatch Service
September 16, 2013Des Plaines will be switching its emergency dispatch services for the city’s fire department to the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center, a consortium providing dispatch services for 14 area fire departments.
Read full articlePrivacy Concerns Lead to Database Review in Ohio
September 12, 2013The state’s new facial-recognition system controversy has led Attorney General Mike DeWine to request a security and protocol review of the entire system that allows law-enforcement agencies to share information.
Read full articleUtah County Looking to Unify 9-1-1 Response System
September 11, 2013Salt Lake County is willing to put up the money to get valley emergency responders on the same 9-1-1 system, saving time and potentially lives.
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